[Motown background vocals]
[Pre-Chorus]
[light groove, bass muted — anticipation]
Turn the music up, music up, music up
So we can da-nce ( we can da-nce)
So let me see it now, see it now, see it now
Those moves, those hips, that sexy
Girl, it’s our time
[Chords (soft stabs):]
[Dm7] [Dm7]
[G13] [G13]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Chorus]
[full groove drops — guitar + keys stabs]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
City lights when we pull up slow now (Oh, oh, oh)
If the room feels right like it feels right now (Oh, oh, oh)
We gon’ lose the night, yeah, we gon’ lose the night
We gon’ lose the night, hey
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[Chords (funk stabs on 2 & 4):]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Bass:
• Root → 5 → flat-7 walk into each chord
• Quick G → A → Bb → B → C walk into last Cmaj9]
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[Post-Chorus]
[minimal — bass + claps]
Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da
We gon’ lose the night
Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da
Yeah, we gon’ lose the night
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[Chords:]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
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[Verse 2]
[bass forward, guitar chanks muted]
You’re in the mir-ror fix-in’ up your hair
Yeah, right there
Street-lights hit you and you stop me dead
Ain’t rush-in’ the night
We just let it hap-pen
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[Chords:]
[Am7] [Dm7]
[G13] [Cmaj9]
[Am7] [Dm7]
[G13]
[Bass:
• Walking A → C → D → E → G
• Ghost notes between beats 3-and / 4-and]
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[Pre-Chorus]
[same as before, slightly fuller]
Turn the music up, music up, music up
So we can da-nce ( we can da-nce)
So let me see it now, see it now, see it now
When you take my hand, yeah, the stress falls off
Girl, it’s our night
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[Chords:]
[Dm7] → [G13] → [Cmaj9] → [Am7]
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[Chorus]
[full energy]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
City lights when we pull up slow now (Oh, oh, oh)
If the room feels right like it feels right now (Oh, oh, oh)
We gon’ lose the night, yeah, we gon’ lose the night
We gon’ lose the night, hey
⸻
[Chords:]
[Cmaj9] [Am7] [Dm7] [G13]
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[Bridge]
[drop drums first 2 bars → bring them back]
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah
This the part where we for-get what time it is, is
This the part where we’re los-in’ in the crowd, crowd, crowd
Put your hands on me, put your smile on me
That’s all I need
If you’re right right here, girl, you’re leav-in’ with me
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[Chords (wider voicings):]
[Fmaj9] [Em7]
[Am7] [G13]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Bass:
• Octave jumps
• Slide E → G → A before final chorus]
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[Final Chorus – Double]
[biggest groove, ad-libs welcome, full band]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
City lights when we pull up slow now (Oh, oh, oh)
If the room feels right like it feels right now (Oh, oh, oh)
We gon’ lose the night, yeah, we gon’ lose the night
We gon’ lose the night
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
City lights when we pull up slow now (Oh, oh, oh)
If the room feels right like it feels right now (Oh, oh, oh)
We gon’ lose the night, yeah, we gon’ lose the night
We gon’ lose the night, hey hey hey
